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Report: Georgia QB Jamie Newman will not play college football in 2020

Per reports, UGA football QB Jamie Newman will not play for the Georgia Bulldogs in 2020.

Georgia quarterback Jamie Newman, who transferred to UGA from Wake Forest this offseason, has opted out of the 2020 college football season, according to Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports.

Newman was projected to be Georgia’s starter for the 2020 football season and was already considered a potential Heisman candidate.

Newman will be skipping the 2020 season to train for the 2021 NFL Draft.

Last season, Newman threw for 2,868 yards, 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He also added 570 yards and six touchdowns on 180 carries.

Where Georgia goes next will be interesting to see. Next in line appear to be USC transfer JT Daniels and former highly ranked recruit D’Wan Mathis. However, both of them are coming back from medical issues and we’ll have to see how they’ve progressed.

David Pollack thinks Georgia QB Jamie Newman will be 1st round pick

Georgia Bulldogs legend David Pollack thinks current UGA quarterback Jamie Newman will be a first round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft

Georgia Bulldogs legend David Pollack thinks current UGA quarterback Jamie Newman will be a first round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Pollack, an ESPN College Football GameDay analyst, made the College Football Hall of Fame earlier this offseason.

The 2021 NFL Draft featured four quarterbacks selected in the first round (seven went before Jake Fromm). Kellen Mond, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Kyle Trask, Jamie Newman, and Mac Jones are among potential first round QBs in 2021. Of course forecasting first round QBs this far in advance is tough to predict. Nobody was projecting Joe Burrow to be a first round pick before the 2019 season.

Here’s what David Pollack had to say about Wake Forest transfer Jamie Newman:

Newman has the potential to be a first round QB. NFL teams value quarterbacks with mobility more than ever. Newman will have to clean up his mistakes, but he’ll be surrounded by more talent than ever in Athens. Newman threw 11 interceptions last season to go along with 32 total touchdowns.

Newman’s experience at Wake Forest will be a plus for him. He went up against plenty of talented defenses during his time in the ACC. He’ll have a chance to boost his draft slot playing behind the best offensive line he’s ever had.

If Newman ends up as a first round pick, then that’s good news for Bulldog fans, who just saw Jake Fromm go in the fifth round. Will Jamie Newman be Georgia’s first QB selected in the first round since Matthew Stafford in 2009?

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